PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT1 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION Fia, Ala, La, Ga, Mi13 CONCLUSIONS
S.C. Was Balloon
22Anri1 1957 South Eastern U.S. 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 23/0440Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE xWas Astronomical Meteor
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Mil and Civ Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
unk 3 or 4 N to S Unknown
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS T. COMMENTS
Three Three to Four to Four objects obiects described as a This sighting no doubt was a meteor This sighting no doubt was a meteor
green ball moved green ball mov m North to South of the bolide type. of the bolide type.
and disintegrated. and disintegrated Seen by numerous een by numerous
people all over ove .E.. U. .E..U.S same
time which indicated object very high
although appearing close to bserver. oserver.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

TIC 220497-02
Mutti
WPA068 YDE001 VYA061LVA013
0717 06 20 '57
"WY RJEDEN RJEDWP ARR 23
23 APR 37
DE RJES 13A (
ZUI INC VMC017 DE RJESYQ 2B X ZDKHVMC017YQA015
RJEDEN RJEDWF RJESKB C5
'''YY RJEPNB R
DE RJESYQ 2B -
Y 230520Z
FM 2047 AACSRON MAXWELL AFB ALA
TO RJEPNB/CMDR EAST ADC STEWART AFB NY
RJEDEN/CMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGSN
RJEDWP/CMMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR IF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH DC
RJESKB/CMDR RJESKB/CMDR 3: DOBBINS SAFB MARIETTA AFB MARIETTA
BT
UNCLAS/ UFO/
1 DESCRIPTION 1. DESCRIPTIC OF OBJECT
A.UNK
BUNK
C. GREEN
D. THREE OR FOUR
E. UNK
F. NONE
G.H.NONE
I. NONE
Apr.22-Columbia,SC-1l:3Opm-Gliding,bright,green Fireball traveling NE to
SW at low altitude Object was large,silen nt.trailed
*Thomasville,Ga-ll:3Opm-Brilliant Fireball'fell Earthware integrated in hundreds of & dis-
Object appeared 3-lft,in Diameter,was silent.(Same as rilliant,green,blue & white The
ve?).

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2ESCRRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
AGREEN BALL
B.UNK
C. UNK
D FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND DISAPPEARED -
E. DISINTEGRATED (
F UNKN
3 MANNER OF OBSERVATION (
A GROUND VISUAL -
B. NONE
CNONE
4TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING (
A. 230440Z
(
BNIGHT
5. LOCATIONS OF OBSERVER
PENSACOLA, FLA
PANAMA CITY, FLA
MOBILE, ALA MONTGOMERY MOBILE, ALA MON MERY ALA LAKE CHARLES CHARLES LA ROBINS AFB GA SAVANNAH GA. LA ROBINS AFB GA SAVANNAH GA.
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MCCOMB MISS
6 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS
A. CIVILIAN
UNK
B. MILITARY
UNK
7. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING:
A. MONTGOMERY, ALA CLEAR AND 19
A PENSACOLA, FLA CLEAR AND 10
B. SURFACE 180 DEGREES 5 KNOTS
6003 FEET 180 DEGREES/ 10 KNOTS
10, 000 FEET 199 DEGREES/ 10 KNOTS
16,900 FEET 220 DEGREES 10 KNOTS
29/000 FEET 220 DEGREES/1OKNOTS
3483 13 DecpEes 14 knOts

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7. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING: (
A. MONTGOMERY, ALA CLEAR AND 10
A. PENSACOLA, FLA CLEAR AND 19
B. SURFACE 180 DEGREES 5 KNOTS -
6003 FEET 180 DEGREES/ 10 KNOTS
10,900 FEET 190 DEGREES/ 10 KNOTS
16,000 FEET 220 DEGREES 10 KNOTS -
.20/000 FEET 220 DEGREES/1OKNOTS
30/500 FEET 230 DEGREES 10 KNOTS ¸
50,000 FEET 220 DEGREES/ 30 KNOTS
80/000 FEET UNK DEGREES: UNK KNOTS
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C. CEILING CLEAR
D. VISIBILITY UNLIMITED
3. CLOUD COVER-CLEAR 3. CLOUD COVER-CLEA PARTLY PARTLY CLOUDY CLOUDY
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- (
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F.THUNDERSTORMS- CATTERED
8.UNK
9NONE -
10. UNK
11. OPERATIONS OFFICE, MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER, MAXWE AFB,
ALABAMA METEORS (
12- REMARKS OBJECT OBSERVED THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN US AT SAME TIME.
NO NOISE HEARD BY ANY OF
THE OBSERVERS GOLINSKY Y END (
BT
23/9530Z APR RJESYQ